Film-makers are wanted for this year’s Zero Budget Film Festival which comes to Fearon Hall this October.

The festival, now in its second year, is calling for entries.

And you don’t have to be a professional film-maker in order to apply, just able to tell a good tale.

Janet Currie, organiser, told the Echo: “We are still looking for films. We ran a film workshop during the summer and we had about five teams making their own films.

“Some were live action and animation and they are being edited at the moment.

“We want films that are eight minutes or less, cheap, family friendly and they must be entertaining, that does not mean they can’t be serious they just need to entertain.

“We have professional film-makers, amateurs, we have people who have never made films before. We have submissions from children and adults.

“The whole idea is about the joy of story telling and film-making, it does not need to be high-tech.

“The event is completely free and the refreshments are by donations.”

Last year’s theme was Western but this year’s is Film Noir.

Visitors are encouraged to turn up to the event in classic Film Noir character costumes.

It will be held on October 4.

There will also be a special event for people to find out more about the festival on September 24, at 7pm, at Loughborough Town Hall.

Janet said: “Join the Cheap Thrills, Zero Budget Film Festival team for a night of film festivities including film screenings from previous years, film-making ahead of this year’s festival and a Q&A session with local film-makers.

“The festival was created in 2011 by a team of freelance artists, arts managers and filmmakers.

“The festival gets bigger, better and cheaper each year!”

To find out more and to get involved then log onto http://www.zerobudgetfilmfest.com/